{"id":369747,"date":"2026-03-04T14:51:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T04:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=369747"},"modified":"2026-03-04T14:51:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T04:51:44","slug":"10000-digital-grants-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/03\/04\/10000-digital-grants-open\/","title":{"rendered":"$10,000 Digital Grants Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>March 4, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Foundation for Rural &amp; Regional Renewal (FRRR) and Telstra are inviting community groups to apply for grants of up to $10,000 through Round 4 of Telstra\u2019s Connected Communities grant program.<\/p>\n<p>The program aims to support locally led initiatives that strengthen digital inclusion, enhance community connection and resilience, and build sustainability and liveability in rural Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The program, which has been running for four years, has already enabled about 70 not\u2011for\u2011profit organisations across Australia to upgrade digital infrastructure, deliver digital skills training, support disaster readiness and improve service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDigital access is fundamental to community wellbeing and opportunity, whether you\u2019re running a local service, volunteering, learning, caring for country or staying connected in times of crisis,\u201d FRRR&#8217;s Jill Karena said.<\/p>\n<p>Applications close on March 26.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More information about the grant program is available <a href=\"https:\/\/frrr.org.au\/funding\/telstra-connected-communities-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Foundation for Rural &#038; Regional Renewal and Telstra are inviting community groups to apply for grants of up to $10,000 through Round 4 of Telstra\u2019s Connected Communities grant program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":278286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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